Dwight David Eisenhower (1953-1961)
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Ike was a true conservative and a stand-up individual. Many people see the period 1953-1960 as a time of peace and innocence. In some ways that is true; but the world situation was a boiling caldron at the time...height of the cold war, wars in Africa and southeast Asia, and much of the population of Central and South America caught in crossfires between left and right wing dictators. If FDR could be called the last true leader of the old world, Ike was the first leader of the new.
Update: Given the previous review, I feel it necessary to point out two important facts: 1) Ike was the President who enforced integration in public schools. He was hardly responsible for segregation.
2) Leave it to Beaver aired in the 60's...not the 50's.
Update 2: I stand corrected. Matt is correct-Leave it to Beaver first hit the screen in 1957. So, I guess Ike was responsible for segregation.
